Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6076 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עוֹפֶל |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H6075 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 9 |
| Transliteration: | ophel |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `ophel (o'-fel) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a tumor 2. also a mound, i.e. fortress |
| KJV Renderings: | emerod, fort, strong hold, tower. |
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I. עֹ֫פֶל noun [masculine] mound, hill, only as acropolis; — ׳ ע absolute 2Kgs 5:24 +, construct Mic 4:8 — fortified mound or hill within city, or Jerusalem (compare RobBR i. 267 GuZPV v (1882), 326) Mic 4:8; Isa 32:14 south end of eastern hill Neh 3:26; Neh 11:21; 2Chr 33:14 ׳ חוֺמַת הָע Neh 3:27; 2Chr 27:3 (compare חמת העפל in קרחה MI21, 22 ); of Samaria 2Kgs 5:24.
II. [עֹ֫פֶל] noun masculine 1Sam 6:4 tumour; — only plural Kt (בָּ)עֳפָלִים Deut 28:27; 1Sam 5:6; 1Sam 5:9; 1Sam 5:12 construct עָפְלֵי 1Sam 6:4 suffix עָפְלֵיכֶם 1Sam 6:5 Qr in all (ב)טְחֹרִים, טְחֹרֵי, טְחֹרֵיכֶם, see [ טְחוֺר ].
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
